Hundreds of rescue personnel were at the scene of a mammoth fire at a residential tower in West London on Wednesday, police said. Authorities said "a number" of people had been injured.

Police, fire and ambulance crews raced to Grenfell Tower, part of the Lancaster West housing estate about a mile northwest of Kensington Palace.
The London Fire Brigade said it had sent 40 fire engines and 200 firefighters to battle the inferno, which it said was reported at 12:54 a.m. Wednesday local time (7:54 p.m. ET Tuesday). London Metropolitan Police would say only that "a number of people are being treated for a range of injuries"; authorities said more than 20 ambulances were dispatched to the scene.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Twitter that the fire had been declared a "major incident."

Major incident declared at Grenfell Tower in Kensington. 40 fire engines & 200 firefighters at the scene - follow @LondonFire for updates.
— Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) June 14, 2017

"This is a large and very serious incident and we have deployed numerous resources and specialist appliances," Assistant Fire Commissioner Dan Daly said in a statement. No cause had been determined.

I'm stuck in this block!!! Can't leave my house because I'll die from the smoke https:///CGSy2dgKCb
— - (@rsrzy_) June 14, 2017

"We wake up early sometimes anyway in the night, and one of my relatives saw the flames from the window and heard the people screaming," Ousama Itani, who lives in the area, told NBC News.

"It just started to burn across from one side to the other, and we saw apartment after apartment getting lit up into flames," Itani said.
Scores of passersby posted video of the giant blaze on social media, many of them also saying they could hear residents screaming for help from their windows. The BBC's London radio service said the fire could be seen from vantage points across the city.


Hundreds of rescue personnel were at the scene of a mammoth fire at a residential tower in West London on Wednesday, police said. Authorities said "a number" of people had been injured.

Police, fire and ambulance crews raced to Grenfell Tower, part of the Lancaster West housing estate about a mile northwest of Kensington Palace.

The London Fire Brigade said it had sent 40 fire engines and 200 firefighters to battle the inferno, which it said was reported at 12:54 a.m. Wednesday local time (7:54 p.m. ET Tuesday). London Metropolitan Police would say only that "a number of people are being treated for a range of injuries"; authorities said more than 20 ambulances were dispatched to the scene.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Twitter that the fire had been declared a "major incident."

"This is a large and very serious incident and we have deployed numerous resources and specialist appliances," Assistant Fire Commissioner Dan Daly said in a statement. No cause had been determined.

"We wake up early sometimes anyway in the night, and one of my relatives saw the flames from the window and heard the people screaming," Ousama Itani, who lives in the area, told NBC News.

"It just started to burn across from one side to the other, and we saw apartment after apartment getting lit up into flames," Itani said.
Image: West London fire
Flames and smoke billow as firefighters battle a major fire in a residential tower Monday in West London. Toby Melville / Reuters

Scores of passersby posted video of the giant blaze on social media, many of them also saying they could hear residents screaming for help from their windows. The BBC's London radio service said the fire could be seen from vantage points across the city.

Police said the 120-unit tower was being evacuated. Cordons were erected to seal off the scene, and people were urged to avoid the area.

Grenfell Tower was recently totally refurbished, according to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, the local governing authority.

According to Rydon, the architectural firm that carried out the renovation, Grenfell Tower is 24 stories tall. Fire authorities, however, described it as a 27-story building.


http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/24-story-london-tower-erupts-flames-residents-scream-help-n772011

Thank God no lifes was lost

Jesus!!! This is a terrible fire. It's nt even restricted to just a few of the building floors bt the whole building.

I Pray and Hope It's Not Another Terrorist Attack In This Form, GOD Come And Save The World, We Have Nothing Else To Do Except To Have Faith In You !!

D whole building
odikwa egwu

Evablizin:

Thank God no lifes was lost

It is rather hasty to assume no lives were lost...
When one considers the time of incident (past midnight when most occupants would be in bed) and the height of the building (over 25 floors)

omaolowo:


It is rather hasty to assume no lives were lost...
When one considers the time of incident (past midnight when most occupants would be in bed) and the height of the building (over 25 floors)

ok sir lets pray that no life will be lost

Inna lillahi wa Inna ilaihi raji'un.

Evablizin:
Thank God no lifes was lost

Sorry bro according to the police, they haven't concluded yet.

Nobody knows how many casualties yet. Neither the cause of the inferno yet

Such thing can happen anywhere or anytime.

Na BABA god hand we de.

Believe me if such event happened in an African country, hell would be let loose.

ifyan:


Sorry bro according to the police, they haven't concluded yet.

Nobody knows how many casualties yet. Neither the cause of the inferno yet

tnx just praying that no life will be lost

Evablizin:
tnx just praying that no life will be lost

Report coming has confirmed some casualties (Death)

ifyan:

Report coming has confirmed some casualties (Death)

MY LORD OH NO

11.25 am 6 people confirm dead

Figure likely to rise

Residence complained to authority years before the fire incidence.

More than 50 hospitalise.

May God help us.

If na Nigeria, light go don go, the house for no burn.
We are blessed here.
May God see them thru.

OlaDapxon:
If na Nigeria, light go don go, the house for no burn.
We are blessed here.
May God see them thru.

You no sabi anything. if na Nigeria, like 2 to 3 buildings go follow am burn together.

hodusglobal:
You no sabi anything. if na Nigeria, like 2 to 3 buildings go follow am burn together.

you get light?